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Travel to High Altitudes Tied to Crohn's, Colitis Flare-Ups

25 May 2012

FRIDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with inflammatory bowel disease, which includes Crohn's disease and colitis, may be at increased risk for flare-ups when they fly or travel to high altitudes for skiing or mountain climbing, a new study suggests.

PCMR instructor Wadsworth a skiing hit back home in Scotland

25 May 2012

When Chris Wadsworth was six years old, he stepped into his first pair of skis and glided down what he described as "a 100-meter-long toothbrush.

Skier dies after 2,000-foot fall

24 May 2012

A Finnish man died after falling about 2,000 feet into a crevasse while skiing on Alaska's Mount McKinley, the National Park Service (NPS) said.